The use of medicinal plants in treating illnesses has been reported since ancestral times. In
the case of hepatic diseases, several species such as Silybum marianum, Phyllanthus niruri …

Herbal products are increasingly used, mainly in chronic liver disease. Extracts of milk
thistle, Silymarin and silybin, are the most prescribed natural compounds, with different …

Phycocolloids present in three brown (Himanthalia elongata, Bifurcaria bifurcata,
Saccharina latissima) and five red edible seaweeds (Mastocarpus stellatus, Gigartina …

Polyphenolic compounds isolated from marine algae exhibit a broad spectrum of beneficial
biological properties, including antioxidant, anticancer, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and …

Polyphenols (synthetically modified or directly provided by human diet) scavenge free
radicals by H-atom transfer and may thus decrease noxious effects due to oxidative stress …

Covering: 1959 to 2013 Silybin, a secondary metabolite isolated from the seeds of the
blessed milk thistle (Silybum marianum) was discovered as the first member of a new family …

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Hepatic fibrogenesis, a consequence of chronic liver tissue damage,
is characterized by activation of the hepatic stellate cells (HSC). Silybin has been shown to …

The biological and therapeutic properties of seaweeds have already been well known.
Several studies showed that among the various natural marine sources of antioxidants …

The positive role of nutrition in chronic neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) suggests that
dietary interventions represent helpful tools for preventing NDs. In particular, diets enriched …

Background and purpose: Accumulated evidence suggests that oxidative stress is involved
in amyloid β (Aβ)‐induced cognitive dysfunction. Silibinin (silybin), a flavonoid derived from …